Category: Environment

Kejriwal seeks meeting with Amarinder over pollution

New Delhi, Nov 14 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday asked his Punjab counterpart Amarinder Singh to meet…

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Rain, snow in J&K will reduce Delhi smog: Met Office

Srinagar, Nov 14 (IANS) The Regional Met Office on Tuesday said rain and snowfall forecast in Jammu and Kashmir will…

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Environmental doomsday: Kashmir’s vanishing fish, turtle doves, migratory birds

By Sheikh Qayoom Srinagar, Nov 14 (IANS) Kashmir's fish are dying because of eutrophication (excess of nutrients leading to oxygen…

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Centre fails to control cow vigilantes: Sharad Yadav

New Delhi, Nov 14 (IANS) Janata Dal United (JD-U) leader Sharad Yadav on Tuesday said lynching of a dairy farmer…

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Checking pollution: Government needs to act

By Rajat Arora The Delhi government has declared a medical emergency with the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) sending out…

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British doctor ‘punches shark’ to survive attack

Sydney, Nov 14 (IANS) A British doctor on Tuesday said that he escaped a shark by punching it in the…

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Foggy Tuesday morning in Delhi, 118 trains delayed

New Delhi, Nov 14 (IANS) The national capital woke up to a moderate foggy Tuesday morning with the minimum temperature…

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Italy to offer quake aid to Iran, Iraq

Rome, Nov 14 (IANS/AKI) The Italian government is ready to aid the victims of the powerful tremor that killed over…

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Delhi government approaches LG for land to park 3,000 new buses

New Delhi, Nov 13 (IANS) Ahead of a major augmentation of public transport, the Delhi government on Monday approached Lt…

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Spell out stand on Sethusamudram project, SC asks Centre

New Delhi, Nov 13 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Centre to spell out its stand on the…

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SC seeks Centre’s response on plea for banning 93 pesticides

New Delhi, Nov 13 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday sought the Centre's response on a plea that sought a…

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SC seeks response from Centre, four states on plea to curb pollution

New Delhi, Nov 13 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday sought response from the Centre and the governments of Delhi,…

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Air quality back to ‘severe-plus’; Delhi seeks exemptions in odd-even scheme ‘this year’

New Delhi, Nov 13 (IANS) The air quality in Delhi-NCR was back to "severe-plus" or "emergency" category on Monday --…

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Delhi working on modalities for aerial sprinkling of water

New Delhi, Nov 13 (IANS) In a bid to bring down the alarming pollution levels in the national capital, the…

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Over 400 killed in Iran earthquake near Iraqi border

Tehran/Baghdad, Nov 13 (IANS) Over 400 people were killed and thousands injured when a devastating 7.3 magnitude earthquake struck Iran…

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NGT restricts number of pilgrims to Vaishno Devi to 50,000 a day

New Delhi, Nov 13 (IANS) The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Monday directed the authorities to restrict the number of…

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Delhi schools reopen despite smog, record low attendance

New Delhi, Nov 13 (IANS) Schools in Delhi reopened on Monday after a four-day closure forced by severe pollution levels…

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Delhi’s air quality back to ‘severe plus’, may worsen further

New Delhi, Nov 13 (IANS) The air quality in Delhi-NCR was back to "severe-plus" or "emergency" category towards Monday evening…

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I am in Delhi, where is the meeting, Khattar asks

New Delhi, Nov 13 (IANS) Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Monday landed in Delhi and wanted to know…

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Reduce interest on crop loans, Odisha urges Centre

Bhubaneswar, Nov 13 (IANS) Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday urged the Centre to reduce interest rates on agricultural…

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